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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1986
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koji Fujiwara, Nara, JP;
Yoshinobu Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
295642 ; 295663 ; 29739 ;
Abstract
An electronic component insertion apparatus for automatically inserting various types and sizes of electronic components having axially extending leads into a printed circuit board having a compact, light-weight insertion head with a first and a second set of cutting, shaping and insertion tools mounted therein. The apparatus includes means mounted remote from the insertion head for adjusting the distance between the first and second sets of tools and for rotating the insertion head about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the printed circuit board.